Best Public Schools in Baldwin, GA

Summary:

The city of Baldwin, Georgia has only one public elementary school, Baldwin Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 406 students. The school is located in the Habersham County school district, which is ranked 43 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Baldwin Elementary School's test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Milestones Assessment are generally below the Habersham County and Georgia state averages across grades 3-5. In 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 19.6% (3rd grade) to 48.4% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 38.4% to 48.2%. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 30.4% (3rd grade) to 47.5% (4th grade), compared to the state averages of 45.4% to 48.1%. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 45.3% in 2023-2024 was slightly above the state average of 41.7%.

With nearly 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Baldwin Elementary School serves a high-poverty population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1 suggests relatively small class sizes, but this has not translated into higher academic achievement based on the test score data. While the school's performance is currently below average, the data provides an opportunity to identify areas for improvement and implement targeted strategies to support student learning and academic growth.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	894 Willingham Ave	Baldwin	30511	Banks County	Habersham County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 778-6435	418	39	10.6	88.3%	126 (30.1%)	12 (2.9%)	259 (62.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	42.6	656^th of 1248 public elementary schools	47.4%		41.8	661^st of 1242 public elementary schools	46.8%	5	19.6	26.7	48.4	30.4	47.5	34.4	45.3	$11,940	$1,334	$10,605

Cities Near Baldwin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cornelia	0.2 mi	3	169^th
Demorest	2.7 mi	3	102^nd
Mount Airy	3.04 mi	4	42^nd
Clarkesville	6.41 mi	3	65^th
Lula	11.72 mi	1	229^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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